In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
If I don't have s-s-s-s-s-s-sex by the end of the week,
I'm g-g-g-going to die.
If I don't feel a p-p-p-p-pair of s-s-s-soft l-l-l-l-lips on my own, oh,
I'm going to hang my head and cry.
If I don't feel w-w-w-warm breath on the n-n-n-nape of my n-n-n-n-neck,
Or feel a nice post-coital sigh.
C'mon baby, you can tell the cops why.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
And ya don't know th-th-th-the ice, ice cold vice that grips my head,
And ya don't know th-th-th-the burning, the burning I feel when I try to get out of bed.
And ya don't know how these urges, all these urges, can be so very very misread,
C'mon baby, was it something I said?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
When it's there, inside you day or night, you know it's girl o'clock,
I don't know, but I've been told it's so, you know it's good as gold, you know it's tick tock ya don't stop.
If I don't have a n-n-n-n-nervous b-b-b-breakdown by the end of the week,
I'm going to be very, very surprised.
I'm g-g-g-going to die.
If I don't feel a p-p-p-p-pair of s-s-s-soft l-l-l-l-lips on my own, oh,
I'm going to hang my head and cry.
If I don't feel w-w-w-warm breath on the n-n-n-nape of my n-n-n-n-neck,
Or feel a nice post-coital sigh.
C'mon baby, you can tell the cops why.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
And ya don't know th-th-th-the ice, ice cold vice that grips my head,
And ya don't know th-th-th-the burning, the burning I feel when I try to get out of bed.
And ya don't know how these urges, all these urges, can be so very very misread,
C'mon baby, was it something I said?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Woah-ho, no, no, no, no
When it's there, inside you day or night, you know it's girl o'clock,
I don't know, but I've been told it's so, you know it's good as gold, you know it's tick tock ya don't stop.
If I don't have a n-n-n-n-nervous b-b-b-breakdown by the end of the week,
I'm going to be very, very surprised.
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